Malaysia has shortlisted the Tejas light fighter jet for an order of around 10 to 20 planes and Argentina, Egypt and Botswana have also expressed interest
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that efforts are on to make Light Combat Aircraft Tejas 100 per cent indigenous and it will be done soon
Commanding Officer of Indian Air Force also called Flying daggers, Group captain Syamantak Roy said Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is very capable aircraft and is equipped with world-class missiles
The other two countries that have evinced interest in the aircraft are Argentina and Egypt, according to Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt
Malaysia has narrowed down on the Indian aircraft notwithstanding the stiff competition from China's JF-17 jet, South Korea's FA-50 and Russia's Mig-35 as well as Yak-130
Malaysia, Argentina, Egypt - the three countries that have evinced interest in the Indian light fighter
Since it first flew in January 2001, the Tejas LCA has been powered by a single General Electric (GE) F404-IN20 engine.
The government is set to formally seal on February 3 the Rs 48,000 crore deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft from state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered 40 Tejas Mark 1 fighters, of which HAL has already built and delivered 16
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will take a flight in the Tejas light combat aircraft in Bengaluru, and then travel to Mumbai for milestones in India's shipbuilding programme
Naval variant of Tejas clears dangerous mission before landing on aircraft carrier.
The officials associated with the exercise expressed satisfaction regarding the performance but were also worried about the slow production rate
His remarks came amidst views in the IAF that the Tejas aircraft was not enough to maintain its combat readiness and it needed to quickly procure a fleet of foreign single engine fighters
Thales said the radar reflects its expertise in active array technologies as demonstrated by the RBE2 radar